{"id":7166,"date":"2025-02-24T21:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T04:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/?p=7166"},"modified":"2025-02-24T21:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T04:37:09","slug":"gymnastics-rockets-mountain-trails-and-where-we-can-squeeze-it-in-bouldering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/?p=7166","title":{"rendered":"Gymnastics, Rockets, Mountain Trails, and where we can squeeze it in: Bouldering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s winter. Which means it\u2019s gymnastics competition season. This is the time of year that I find myself getting grumpy with all the running around to competitions (which are never in Tucson) and all the sitting inside gyms or sitting in the car driving to and from gyms on perfectly beautiful winter bouldering days. Inside sports should be a summertime activity! Says this Arizona mama, haha.  But then I watch the kids do their thing on rings, pommel, floor, vault, parallel bars and the cringe-worthy high bar (high bar scares me) and I\u2019m over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2037.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1989.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Silas crushing the rings. He placed second with this near-flawless routine. I mean, how can this NOT snap a mama out of her funk?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Winter also means it\u2019s Science Fair season. And Ivan has been hard at work with what has become the most wildly successful science fair project of all science fair projects ever attempted in this household. Yes, we\u2019ve had some real doozies over the years. Ivan\u2019s project this year is \u201cCan I design, build and fly a 3D-printed rocket better than the store-bought ones?\u201d The answer is yes. Yes he can. <br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1981-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"437\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1981-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1981-2.jpeg 437w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1981-2-214x300.jpeg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Design iterations from right to left, culminating in the GFFF (Giant Fun Fin Flyer &#8211; the big guy, far left)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2043.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8631.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Design iteration #2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2044.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8711.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">#3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2045.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GH019708.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">#5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2046.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8899.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">#6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1971.heic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9022.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The GFFF. Flight success! Take that Estes!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ah our beloved mountain trails, which is another wonderful activity to partake in during the winter months. A trail day is grand when one doesn\u2019t need to wake up at 4am to beat the heat!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1766.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1766.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7205\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rincon Peak, 15 miles, 5k feet elevation gain. This hike is one we\u2019d wanted to do for years, but didn\u2019t dare take the Prius or Honda Fit down the \u201c4 wheel drive recommended\u201d road to the trailhead, especially when the start of said road is 1.5 hours from our house. Well for Christmas Santa talked us into dumping the Prius and getting a truck. This was the first hike we did in the new year, eager to test out the new truck on some rough terrain. Turns out, the road was all groomed and of ZERO challenge accessing the trailhead! What a letdown. Good thing the gnarly steep trail more than made up for it.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1872.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1872.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7207\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bear Canyon, 10 miles, 1.2k feet elevation gain. Some mild little 4th class scrambling got us to this lunch spot with a view! Bear Canyon in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1887.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1887.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7210\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ivan on the way up to Cowhead Saddle, 18 miles, 3.4k feet elevation gain, just the two of us. Crushed it.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2024.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2024.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7212\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How do you make a moody 15 year old happy? Wake him before dawn, shove a banana down his throat, and set off on a 15 mile adventure. Just Silas and me on a thru-hike up Ventana Canyon, past The Window, and then over and down Esperero Canyon, 15.4 miles, 4.8k feet elevation gain. I struggled to keep up. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1934.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1934.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7217\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A 4 mile segment of the Arizona Trail. This was supposed to be a bouldering day at Priest Draw due to the kids having a gymnastics comp in Flagstaff. It snowed though and so the forest roads were a mess. We opted for this short hike instead and a Kilter Board session in the local gym.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Which brings me alas to bouldering. Like many winters of late, we don\u2019t quite get outside on real rock as much as we (read: I) would prefer. But what matters most (and what I keep telling myself when I get grumpy) is this: when the opportunity presents itself, we go! We\u2019re still going people! LET\u2019S GO! \ud83e\udd2a<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1024x819.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1024x819.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A v2 on the My Tan Boulder during a free window of a gymnastics comp in Las Vegas. Red Rock Canyon, Nevada<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1-1024x819.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1-1024x819.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Contorted Lip Traverse, v3<\/em> on Hairpin Boulder. Tucson, Arizona<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3-1024x819.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3-1024x819.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-3.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paul attempting <em>Scream, v11<\/em>. Hueco Tanks, Texas. And sends <em>Scream Stand, v10<\/em> again for good measure<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-2-1024x819.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-2-1024x819.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-2-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-2-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.apadventures.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meanwhile I\u2019m still hoping for a few back-to-back visits to <em>Devil\u2019s Butthole, v6<\/em> so I can finally string all these moves together and send! Hueco Tanks, Texas. My trainer on the home wall just isn\u2019t enough! \ud83d\ude24<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>And that about sums up this year\u2019s adventures thus far! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>posted by ARR<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s winter. Which means it\u2019s gymnastics competition season. This is the time of year that I find myself getting grumpy with all the running around to competitions (which are never in Tucson) and all the sitting inside gyms or sitting in the car driving to and from gyms on perfectly beautiful winter bouldering days. 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